$10 Window Trim Replacement (No More Purple!)
02-10-2009, 05:49 PM
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$10 Window Trim Replacement (No More Purple!)
I did the top ones from the back of the car to the front as well..but I ran out of memory on my phone. Sorry for the crappy photos. As you can see I did not do the vertical pillars on the rear windows yet because it has been raining here in California and I think those come off by removing the door panel and I don't want to do all that work so I am just going to sand those and paint them on the car. (I'm going to tape off and news paper the car don't worry).
If enough people are interested I wouldn't mind doing a detailed DIY with pictures and descriptions. To take the actual window trim is a task that takes about 15minutes for all of them. (except for rear window verticals of course)
After removing them I sanded them down and painted them flat black to go with the rest of theme of my car (ie. flat black wheels & grille) I wouldn't recommend however painting it any other color unless you really know what you are doing as far as clear coats and all that goes. I would just get them done professionally. But you can save a lot of money doing the labor yourself.
02-11-2009, 02:05 AM
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I'm going on 2weeks strong without chipping at all...that area is hardly even touched...so it shouldn't chip easily. The key is to sand the surface down though I think...but I will keep you guys posted on how it is doing.
02-11-2009, 02:51 AM
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can i get a diy for removing the trim? even if i can't do the vertical slat, i'll just paint those later.. if i can get it asap it would be sick, cuz my car is still in the shop and i'll have them paint it also
02-11-2009, 04:15 PM
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I used a flat had screw driver and wrapped it with some masking tape and I put the shirt over it as well as you can see in the pictures you just put it right there on the corner and push upwards and they pop off with a little force. same procedure for all the windows.
The top you just pry up as pictured in picture three and then you just pull it up with some force and move towards the front of the car as you lift each section up....
The top you just pry up as pictured in picture three and then you just pull it up with some force and move towards the front of the car as you lift each section up....
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02-11-2009, 06:28 PM
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did I read you used flat black?? I think that will eventually chip off.. Update us when Summer hits SoCal..
so far i'm lucky that mine are still black.. But I am concerned when these loose their color. Did you consider vinyl?
so far i'm lucky that mine are still black.. But I am concerned when these loose their color. Did you consider vinyl?
02-11-2009, 07:15 PM
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Yes, I am going to use vinyl next...this just temporary really. But it hasn't chipped yet but I will keep you informed. But I planned on doing them in Vinyl in about 2or3 months. Because it started off as one of those things like hmm...I wonder how these come off and as I popped them off I was like ill just paint them for now because that purple is really really ugly.
